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WWUS41 KAKQ 011715
WSWAKQ
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA
1215 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009
MDZ021-VAZ048-049-061>064-069-020115-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0003.090301T2300Z-090302T1700Z/
DORCHESTER-FLUVANNA-LOUISA-CUMBERLAND-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-CAROLINE-
POWHATAN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...LOUISA...GOOCHLAND...
ASHLAND
1215 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON EST MONDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON EST MONDAY.
LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE GEORGIA COAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL
LIFT NORTHEAST ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST THROUGH THIS
EVENING...AND THEN JUST OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT. A MIX
OF RAIN...SLEET...AND SNOW WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS THE LOW
APPROACHES THE REGION. WITH TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING...THERE IS
THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING RAIN WITH A LIGHT ICE
ACCUMULATION...MAINLY ON COLDER...EXPOSED SURFACES. ROADS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN WET.
THE MIXED PRECIPITATION WILL TRANSITION TO ALL SNOW DURING THE
EVENING HOURS. PERIODS OF SNOW...POSSIBLY HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL
CONTINUE INTO MONDAY MORNING.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BETWEEN 4 AND 8 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED
OVER THE WARNING AREA BY MIDDAY MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL
BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLIPPERY. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION SAFELY. SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE PLENTY OF SPACE BETWEEN
YOUR VEHICLE AND THE ONE AHEAD OF YOU.
MDZ022>025-VAZ060-065>068-070>083-085-020115-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WS.W.0003.090301T2300Z-090302T1700Z/
WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES-PRINCE EDWARD-
MECKLENBURG-LUNENBURG-NOTTOWAY-AMELIA-CHESTERFIELD-HENRICO-
KING WILLIAM-KING AND QUEEN-ESSEX-WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-
NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER-BRUNSWICK-DINWIDDIE-PRINCE GEORGE-
CHARLES CITY-NEW KENT-MIDDLESEX-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD...PRINCESS ANNE...
SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY...FARMVILLE...SOUTH HILL...CREWE...
COLONIAL HEIGHTS...RICHMOND...TAPPAHANNOCK...LAWRENCEVILLE...
PETERSBURG...HOPEWELL
1215 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON EST MONDAY...
A WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO NOON EST MONDAY.
LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE GEORGIA COAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL
LIFT NORTHEAST ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST THROUGH THIS
EVENING...AND THEN JUST OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT.
RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED AT TIMES WITH SLEET...WILL DEVELOP THIS
AS THE LOW APPROACHES THE REGION. ONCE THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM
PASSES THE MID ATLANTIC COAST...COLDER AIR WRAPPING INTO THE AREA
ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE LOW WILL CHANGE THE RAIN OVER TO SNOW
DURING THE EVENING OR EARLY TONIGHT. PERIODS OF SNOW...POSSIBLY
HEAVY AT TIMES...WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BETWEEN 2 AND 6 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED
OVER THE WARNING AREA BY MIDDAY MONDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW
EXPECTED. THIS WILL MAKE TRAVEL EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS. ROADS WILL
BECOME SNOW PACKED AND SLIPPERY. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TO REACH YOUR
DESTINATION SAFELY. SLOW DOWN AND LEAVE PLENTY OF SPACE BETWEEN
YOUR VEHICLE AND THE ONE AHEAD OF YOU.
NCZ012-VAZ084-086>094-099-100-020115-
/O.CON.KAKQ.WS.A.0004.090301T2300Z-090302T1700Z/
NORTHAMPTON NC-GLOUCESTER-MATHEWS-GREENSVILLE-SUSSEX-SURRY-
JAMES CITY-YORK-SOUTHAMPTON-ISLE OF WIGHT-NEWPORT NEWS/HAMPTON-
ACCOMACK-NORTHAMPTON VA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MARGARETTSVILLE...EMPORIA...WAKEFIELD...
WILLIAMSBURG...POQUOSON...FRANKLIN...NEWPORT NEWS...HAMPTON...
CHINCOTEAGUE...WALLOPS ISLAND...MELFA...EASTVILLE
1215 PM EST SUN MAR 1 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING THROUGH MONDAY MORNING...
A WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM EST THIS EVENING
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.
LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE GEORGIA COAST EARLY THIS AFTERNOON WILL
LIFT NORTHEAST ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST THROUGH THIS
EVENING...AND THEN JUST OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST TONIGHT. RAIN
WILL DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS AS THE LOW APPROACHES THE
REGION. ONCE THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM PASSES THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST...COLDER AIR WRAPPING INTO THE AREA ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE
LOW WILL CHANGE THE RAIN OVER TO SNOW DURING LATE EVENING AND
OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW WILL THEN CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING...AND COULD POTENTIALLY BE HEAVY AT TIMES THROUGH
DAYBREAK.
TOTAL SNOW ACCUMULATION BETWEEN 1 AND 4 INCHES ARE ANTICIPATED
OVER THE WATCH AREA BY MIDDAY MONDAY. HOWEVER...GIVEN THE
UNCERTAINTIES IN THE STORM TRACK...HOW FAST THE COLD AIR WILL
MOVE IN...AND THE AMOUNT OF PRECIPITATION ONCE THE COLD AIR IS IN
PLACE...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR AMOUNTS EXCEEDING 4 INCHES
OVER THE WATCH AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW ACCUMULATIONS THAT WOULD IMPACT TRAVEL. CONTINUE TO MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS.
ALB
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